ACCULTURATION

socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation

(noun) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; ā€œthe socialization of children to the norms of their cultureā€

acculturation, assimilation

(noun) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure

acculturation, culture

(noun) all the knowledge and values shared by a society

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acculturation (countable and uncountable, plural acculturations)

A process by which the culture of an isolated society changes on contact with a different one.

A process by which a person acquires the culture of the society that they inhabit, starting at birth.

Usage notes

Some social scientists reverse the meanings of enculturation and acculturation.

Source: Wiktionary



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